1 An Updated Review of the Fish Faunas From the Green River Formation the World's Most Productive Freshwater Lagerstätten. - 1. Introduction. - 2. The Green River System as a Paleogene Great Lakes Complex. - 3. An Updated Look at the Taxonomic Diversity of the Green River Fish Faunas. - 4. Summary of Inter-Lake Faunal Comparisons. - 5. Comment on the Biodiversity of the Green River Fish Fauna. - 6. Future Studies. - References. - 2 Paleontological Investigations at the Eocene Locality of Mahenge in North-Central Tanzania East Africa. - 1. Introduction. - 2. History of Paleontological Research. - 3. Research Area and Geological Context. - 4. Stratigraphy. - 5. Lake Paleoecology. - 6. Age of the Fossil Beds. - 7. Renewed Fieldwork at Mahenge. - 8. Other Localities in the Singida Area. - 9. The Mahenge Fauna and Flora. - 10. Discussion and Conclusions. - References. - 3 Early Wasatchian Mammals From the Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi: Biostratigraphic and Paleobiogeographic Implications. - 1. Introduction. - 2. The Mammalian Component of the Red Hot Local Fauna. - 3. Discussion. - 4. Summary. - References. - 4 Paleocene-Eocene Microvertebrates in Freshwater Limestones of the Willwood Formation Clarks Fork Basin Wyoming. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Geology. - 3. Fauna. - 4. Depositional Environment. - 5. Contribution of Limestone Fauna. - 6. Summary. - References. - 5 Unusual Vertebrate Microfaunas From the Willwood Formation Early Eocene of the Bighorn Basin Wyoming. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Materials and Methods. - 3. Synopsis of Quarry Sites. - 4. Taphonomy. - 5. Compositional Comparisons. - 6. Future Work. - 7. Conclusions. - References. - 6 Stratigraphy and Taphonomy of Grizzly Buttes Bridger Formation and the Middle Eocene of Wyoming. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Geology. - 3. Taphonomy. - 4. Notharctid Primates. - References. - 7 Taphonomic Analysis of the Messel Formation (Germany). - 1. Introduction. - 2. Messel Vertebrates. - 3. Geology and Paleoclimate. - 4. Taphonomy. - References. - 8 Paleobiological Implications of the Messel Mammalian Assemblage. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Small Omnivorous-Insectivorous Forest Floor Dwellers. - 3. Aerial Insectivory. - 4. Arboreal Life. - 5. Reproduction and Ontogeny. - References. - 9 The Eocene Mammalian Fauna of Chambi (Tunisia) in Its Geological Context. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Paleogeography and Biostratigraphy. - 3. Continental Paleogene Series. - 4. Summary of Chambi Vertebrates. - References. - 10 Gandhera Quarry A Unique Mammalian Faunal Assemblage From the Early Eocene of Baluchistan (Pakistan). - 1. Introduction. - 2. Geologic Setting. - 3. Collecting Techniques. - 4. Taxonomic Composition. - 5. Bones at Gandhera Quarry. - 6. Summary. - References. - 11 Paleoecology and Biostratigraphy of Marginal Marine Gulf Coast Eocene Vertebrate Localities. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Wilcox Group. - 3. Claiborne Group. - 4. Barnwell Group. - 5. Jackson Group. - 6. Discussion. - References. - 12 Taphonomic Interpretation of Gnat-Out-of-Hell an Early Uintan Small Mammal Locality in the Uinta Formation Utah. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Taphonomy of Predator Assemblages. - 3. Methods. - 4. Results. - 5. Discussion. - References. - 13 A Mass Death Accumulation of Coryphodon anthracoideus (Mammalia: Pantodonta) at Roehler's Coryphodon Catastrophe Quarry (Lower Eocene Wasatch Formation) Washakie Basin Wyoming. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Regional Geology and Paleontology. - 3. Taphonomy. - 4. Conclusion. - References. - 14 Meniscotherium Mass-Death Assemblages. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Ucmp Locality V71237. - 3. Nmmnh Locality L-201. -4. Nmmnh Locality L-203. - 5. Discussion. - 6. Associated Faunas. - 7. Population Samples of Meniscotherium. - 8. Summary. - References. - Appendix 1. - Appendix 2. - Appendix 3. - 15 Taphonomy Fauna and Depositional Environment of the Omomys Quarry an Unusual Accumulation From the Bridger Formation (Middle Eocene) of Southwestern Wyoming (USA). - Abstract. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Materials and Methods. - 3. Geology. - 4. The Omomys Quarry Fossil Assemblage. - 5. Taphonomy of the Omomys Quarry. - 6. Conclusions. - References. - 16 Basin Margins Biodiversity Evolutionary Innovation and the Origin of New Taxa. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Geology of South Pass Wyoming. - 3. The Bridgerian Land Mammal Age. - 4. Basin Margins. - 5. Recognition of Ancient Basin Margin Environments. - 6. Basin Margin Faunas. - 7. Anachronism and Cladogensis. - 8. Speciation. - 9. Conclusions. - References. Language: English